Economic damages analysis and forensic accounting investigations form the foundation of this expert’s work involving forensic accounting, economic impact analysis, and litigation support services. With more than 25 years of experience as a forensic accountant, this expert provides consultation and expert witness services involving business interruption, extra expense, product recall and supply chain risk, subrogation, fraud and fidelity, builders risk, construction defect, insurance defense, and personal injury matters. Their experience includes analysis of economic impacts and damages across a broad range of industries including construction, manufacturing, food and beverage, professional services, medical, retail, energy, agriculture, hospitality, shipping, and warehousing operations.

The expert’s forensic accounting practice includes quantification of economic damages arising from commercial litigation, contractual disputes, insurance claims, fraud investigations, class actions, wage and hour matters, and public-sector investigations. Areas of analysis include lost profits, contingent business interruption, property damage losses, fraud-related financial impacts, and third-party liability claims. Representative work has involved evaluating operational shutdown losses, assessing product recall damages and brand devaluation, analyzing construction defect claims involving delayed project completion, and measuring losses associated with embezzlement and fraud schemes involving corporate entities, nonprofit organizations, unions, and public-sector operations. Additional experience includes evaluating business interruption and bad faith insurance disputes, assessing future earnings impacts in personal injury matters, and performing investigative accounting and financial statement analysis related to insurance and litigation matters. Their work incorporates investigative accounting techniques, audit principles, tax-related financial evaluation, damages quantification, and financial analysis to measure complex economic losses.

The expert has been retained and testified in State and Federal courts for both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving personal injury, contract disputes, loss of profits, subrogation, and third-party liability. Additional professional activities include participation in seminars and presentations involving investigative accounting, fraud investigations, business interruption analysis, valuation concepts, damages measurement, and financial statement interpretation for insurance and legal professionals. Professional credentials include Certified Public Accountant, Certified in Financial Forensics, and Certified Fraud Examiner. Educational background includes a Master of Business Administration and undergraduate education in accounting and business administration. Professional organization involvement includes the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, American College of Forensic Examiners, National Association of Subrogation Professionals, and Los Angeles County Bar Association.